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California University Leader Promises Safe Campuses for Undocumented Students

The move comes as students opposed to Trump's stance on illegal immigration have used social media to demand their universities become a #SanctuaryCampus.

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Record Number of Students Clamoring to Get Into UCLA

The most popular school in the United States for freshman applicants is UCLA.

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Board of Education Votes to Keep Controversial Charter Schools Open

In approving the charter renewals, the board overruled the recommendation of its own staff.

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A Food Waste Warrior Is Making Snacks With Recycled Fruit and Vegetable Pulp

Kaitlin Mogentale’s Pop-Tarts-inspired invention has little in common with the buttery, jam-stuffed toaster pastries. Her recipe consists of gluten-free dough made with carrots and coconut oil, and a...

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Board of Education Votes to Keep Controversial Charter Schools Open

In approving the charter renewals, the board overruled the recommendation of its own staff.

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Charter Schools Clash With NAACP Over Call for Moratorium

The NAACP and others in the African-American community and beyond argue that the growth of charter schools is weakening the public school system.

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Los Angeles Is Tied for World's Best University City

Times Higher Education calls L.A. "something of a higher-education super-power."

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L.A. Voter Guide: In Board of Education Races, Follow the Money

So far this year, charter supporters are outspending labor unions by a ratio of 2 to 1.

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Few Answers in Case of Immigrant Father Detained While Driving His Daughter...

Fatima Avelica says of her father: "He told me to be strong and to not cry because everything was going to be okay."

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A Pro-Charter Majority on the LAUSD School Board Is Within Reach

After two close elections on Tuesday, deep-pocketed charter school supporters seek to tip the school board balance in the May runoff.

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Could California Offer Debt-Free College?

It now costs more than the median individual income in L.A. County ($28,337) to send a child to UCLA (at least $32,583).

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Here's a List of L.A.'s Most Violent School Zones

The "Most Dangerous School Zones" report looked at crime data in L.A., New York, Boston, Seattle and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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L.A. "Dreamers" Defy Warnings and Dare to Study Abroad

"Studying and traveling abroad despite schools saying we shouldn't go is our way of pushing back against the fear of the new administration," says recent Cal State Long Beach grad Sheila Salinas.

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USC's Surf Journalism Class Urges Future Reporters to Take the Sport Seriously

Surf journalism class at USC doesn't require a wetsuit, just some reverence. It's on offer again next spring.

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There's an $11 Million Price Tag for Two Seats on the LAUSD School Board

Celebrities like John Legend, Tim Robbins and John Lithgow, as well as politicians Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters, have endorsed candidates for a position that pays $45,000 a year.

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Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre's High School Has One of Best Music Programs in...

Under music director Manuel Castaneda, the bands at Centennial High School in Compton regularly win national competitions, and band students go on to enroll in college at a rate of 95 percent.

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L.A. Election Results: Teachers Union Loses, Police Union Wins and a Bike...

The most expensive school board race in U.S. history has brought about a sea change at LAUSD.

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This Program Is Creating a Pipeline to Hollywood for Kids Who Aren't Rich and...

"There's just not a pipeline for these unique and diverse voices ... If you create a pipeline, they will come."

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Fraternities Should Be Abolished, L.A. Professor Says

Fraternities are traditional bastions of white male elitism. So why do they still exist?

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Community College Board President Accused of Harassment and Intimidation

Community College Board of Trustees President Scott Svonkin has been accused, by fellow Board Member Andra Hoffman, of harassing, intimidating and threatening her.

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